Omni-Path switch
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An Omni-Path switch is a high-performance network device used to interconnect nodes in Omni-Path Architecture–based supercomputing and data center environments, providing low-latency, high-bandwidth communication.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Omni-Path edge switch | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-performance computing interconnect device
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network switch ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
maximize aggregate fabric bandwidth
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minimize communication latency ⓘ |
| basedOn | Omni-Path Architecture fabric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
compute nodes
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management nodes ⓘ storage nodes ⓘ |
| deployedIn |
cluster interconnect fabrics
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large-scale HPC systems ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high-throughput parallel workloads
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low-latency message passing ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Omni-Path switch ASIC
NERFINISHED
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cooling fans ⓘ high-speed Omni-Path ports ⓘ management processor ⓘ power supplies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cut-through switching (in many models)
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fabric management interfaces ⓘ hardware congestion management ⓘ |
| managedBy | Omni-Path fabric management software NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
high-bandwidth communication
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low-latency communication ⓘ |
| supports |
Omni-Path endpoints
NERFINISHED
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Omni-Path host channel adapters NERFINISHED ⓘ RDMA operations ⓘ adaptive routing (in some implementations) ⓘ collective communication offload (in some models) ⓘ link aggregation or trunking (model-dependent) ⓘ link-level flow control ⓘ monitoring and diagnostics counters ⓘ out-of-band management ports ⓘ quality of service mechanisms ⓘ virtual lanes ⓘ |
| supportsTopology |
custom HPC topologies
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fat-tree topology ⓘ hypercube topology ⓘ mesh topology ⓘ |
| usedFor |
AI and machine learning clusters
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MPI-based applications ⓘ big data analytics clusters ⓘ large-scale scientific simulations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Omni-Path Architecture
NERFINISHED
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data center environments ⓘ high-performance computing clusters ⓘ supercomputing environments ⓘ |
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Omni-Path edge switch